risu
See also: rīsu
Corsican
Noun
risu m
- rice
References
- “risu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Finnish
Etymology
Probably ris- + -u, from risahtaa, thus onomatopoeic of the snapping sound made by dry twigs. Germanic origin has been proposed (compare Icelandic hrís (“brushwood”) and Swedish ris (“twigs in a heap”)), but considered unlikely for phonetic reasons.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrisu/, [ˈris̠u]
- Rhymes: -isu
- Syllabification(key): ri‧su
Noun
risu
- stick, dry twig
- brickbat (criticism or uncomplimentary remark)
- Aikakauslehdissä on usein "ruusuja ja risuja" -niminen osasto kehuja ja kritiikkiä varten.
- It's quite common for magazines to have a section called Bouquets and Brickbats for compliments and criticisms.
- Aikakauslehdissä on usein "ruusuja ja risuja" -niminen osasto kehuja ja kritiikkiä varten.
Declension
| Inflection of risu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | risu | risut | |
| genitive | risun | risujen | |
| partitive | risua | risuja | |
| illative | risuun | risuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | risu | risut | |
| accusative | nom. | risu | risut |
| gen. | risun | ||
| genitive | risun | risujen | |
| partitive | risua | risuja | |
| inessive | risussa | risuissa | |
| elative | risusta | risuista | |
| illative | risuun | risuihin | |
| adessive | risulla | risuilla | |
| ablative | risulta | risuilta | |
| allative | risulle | risuille | |
| essive | risuna | risuina | |
| translative | risuksi | risuiksi | |
| instructive | — | risuin | |
| abessive | risutta | risuitta | |
| comitative | — | risuineen | |
| Possessive forms of risu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | risuni | risumme |
| 2nd person | risusi | risunne |
| 3rd person | risunsa | |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- risuäes
- risuaita
- risueste
- risuinen
- risukarhi
- risukasa
- risukimppu
- risukko
- risulaukka
- risumaja
- risumatto
- risumerta
- risunki
- risuoja
- risuparta
- risupato
- risupesä
- risusavotta
- risuttaa
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Anagrams
- Siru, ruis, siru, suri
Japanese
Romanization
risu
- Rōmaji transcription of りす
Latin
Noun
rīsū
- ablative singular of rīsus